eXLerate - Software

eXLerate is made and used for the automation of oil and gas measurement systems, such as custody transfer metering stations, calibration facilities, crude gathering stations, FPSO's and tank depots.

It not only provides the typical HMI (Human Machine Interface) functions such as communication with metering equipment and control devices, a Graphical User Interface, alarming, trending and reporting, but it also includes additional functions crucial for custody transfer such as hot-standby redundancy, 64-bit communication and flow and hydrocarbon property calculations.

eXLerate has special features that allow the automation of human activities related to custody transfer measurement such as instrument validations, meter ticket validation, meter equipment analysis and system audits. And it provides advanced self-diagnostic capabilities that help the user to stay in control of measurement in real-time.

F.A.Q.'s

Does eXLerate provide web access?

eXLerate uses two different technologies for web access:

1. Remote Client-based access, which provides all functionality that is available at local clients.
2. Access via read-only web pages, which can be published through a webserver (Microsoft's Internet Information Server is used as default).

Are older eXLerate versions still supported?

Until now, three major versions have been released: eXlerate 2003, eXLerate 2010 and eXLerate 2016 (current version). Active development is performed on eXLerate 2016 only.
Nevertheless, when an eXLerate user reports a critical bug in an older version, Spirit IT is and will remain committed to resolve the issue, typically by releasing a hot fix on the older version of the software, or by providing an alternative solution.

Which license models are available?

eXLerate licenses are evergreen, which means that you purchase them once with no yearly license fees. Spirit IT provides updates free of charge.

For all editions of eXLerate, there are Development Only, Development + Runtime, and Runtime Only licenses available.

There are various license sizes, depending on the amount of I/O tags.

Which unique features are available in an eXLerate supervisory system?

Besides communication with Flow computers, field equipment and DCS, eXLerate offers advanced features to identify and manage any possible mismeasurement.

Once a possible mismeasurement is identified, a powerful recalculation method provides different options to recalculate over a period of time, using other available data sources. As all data remains available, recalculations can be made any moment. This ensures the most accurate and reliable measurement data stream over time.

Furthermore, eXLerate provides detailed diagnostics for Ultrasonic and Coriolis flow meters and validation of metering data. Virtual flow computers, that provide a second opinion, can also be an integrated part of the supervisory system.

In which situations can eXLerate provide a solution?

eXLerate is a versatile software platform, but fully dedicated to flow measurement. It provides a solution for the following applications:

What is a Virtual Printer?

The Virtual Printer -or ‘Flow-Xprint’- software package operates under the eXLerate 2010 software platform. It is a package to replace a traditional custody transfer ticket/report printer in a measurement system. Flow-Xprint is an MID approved solution.

Reports are “virtually” printed to files on the PC instead of paper, without modifications to the flow computer software, configuration or investment in a large IT infrastructure.

Just like a hard paper copy, these reports cannot be electronically edited, changed or deleted for audit trail compliance. Any report that is re-printed, is noted as such on the report.

The reports can be printed locally, sent to a network printer or transferred to any file transfer device, such as a USB stick or printing drive at another location. The file format is fully tamperproof; it is not possible to change archived tickets.

Our clients

Enterprise Products

Enterprise Products Partners L.P. is one of the largest publicly traded partnerships and leading North American provider of midstream energy services to producers and consumers of natural gas, natural gas liquids (“NGLs”), crude oil, refined products and petrochemicals.
Enterprise operates on 45000 miles of pipelines throughout the US and Canada and uses Flow-X technology for many of its custody transfer metering locations.

DBP

DBP Transmission (DBP) is the owner and operator of the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP), Western Australia’s most important piece of energy infrastructure.
The DBNGP is WA’s key gas transmission pipeline stretching almost 1600 kilometres and linking the gas fields located in the Carnarvon Basin off the Pilbara coast with population centres and industry in the south-west of the State.
DBP uses Flow-X technology throughout multiple metering stations along the pipeline.

Gaz de France

Gaz de France Suez (GdF Suez) is a large oil and gas company with a large presence in France. GdF is a major company is gas transport and distribution on Europe, and a large buyer of gas resources in Europe as well. GdF has recently approved Flow-X technology in France for custody transfer applications.

Alliance Pipeline

Alliance Pipeline based in Calgary, Canada uses many Flow-X based flow computers throughout their pipeline. Each Flow-X periodically stores data records with flow measurement data in its internal memory - up to 1GB of storage is available for this purpose. These records are retrieved by the central AP system for further processing.

TAQA

TAQA has been using our Flow-X technology in the North-Sea offshore and onshore area since 2010. Particularly the web server technology in the Flow-X enables TAQA to conveniently operate their offshore flow computers from their onshore offices on a daily basis.
Since 2012, TAQA also uses our eXLerate technology for several supervisory applications.

Endress & Hauser

Endress & Hauser is a Swiss manufacturer of world-class measurement and automation products and is using our Flow-X and eXLerate technology for their custody transfer applications worldwide, mostly in combination with the Promass coriolis flow meter.

Shell

Shell is a top rated Dutch-British oil company and is using our new exSite flow computer and LACT software in the Houston area for crude gathering.
Shell is also using eXLerate software and Flow-X technology on a worldwide basis in many different custody transfer metering systems.

Petronas

PETRONAS is a Malaysian oil and gas company to which Spirit IT is a Technology Partner. PETRONAS and Spirit IT jointly developed SmartCen™, an intelligent metering supervisory software platform.

Chevron

Chevron Pipelines (CPL) is using our Flow-X technology for many different installations and applications worldwide, including in Houston (Texas), as well as internationally, for example at the Wheatstone project in Australia.

Saudi Aramco

Saudi Aramco from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the largest oil companies and is a user of our eXLerate technology since many years. Aramco has also officially approved the Flow-X series of flow computers since 2013 with a 9COM listing.

Botas

Botas is a Turkish gas company and has been using our eXLerate supervisory computer software technology for many years, and recently has approved our Flow-X technology for custody transfer applications.

NAM

Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij BV (NAM) is a Dutch oil and gas company. The company's activities include exploration and production of natural gas for which Flow-X technology is used in many facilities.

OGC

Oman Gas Company (OGC) has been using eXLerate supervisory computer software platform for their metering systems throughout Oman for many years.

SICK

SICK is a German manufacturer of first class custody transfer ultrasonic gas flow meters, the FLOWSIC600 series. We are business partner to SICK and provide a brand labeled Flow-X series of flow computers for gas applications.